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<h1 style="font-size: inherit; text-align: right;">
  <span class="tag" style="float: none;">intro.html</span>
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<div class="para"><p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="vimperator-logo"></span></div></p></div>
<div class="para"><p><div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>First there was a Navigator, then there was an Explorer.
Later it was time for a Konqueror. Now it's time for an Imperator, the
VIMperator :)</strong>
</div></p></div>
<div class="para"><p><table style="border-bottom: 1px solid silver; width: 100%">
<tr style="width: 100%"><td style="width: 50%"><h2>Introduction</h2></td><td style="width: 50%">


 <a id="intro"/><span class="tag">intro</span>
</td></tr>
</table></p></div>
<div class="para"><p><a href="http://vimperator.org">Vimperator</a> is a free browser add-on for Firefox,
which makes it look and behave like the <a href="http://www.vim.org">Vim</a>
text editor. It has similar key bindings, and you could call it a modal
web browser, as key bindings differ according to which mode you are in.</p></div>
<div class="para"><p><span class="tag">warning</span><br />
<span class="warning">Warning:</span>
To provide the most authentic Vim experience, the Firefox menubar and toolbar
are hidden.<br />
If you really need them, type: <a class="command" href="">:set guioptions+=mT</a> to get them back.<br />
If you don't like Vimperator at all, you can uninstall it by typing
<a class="command" href="">:addons</a> and remove/disable it.<br />
If you like it but can't remember the shortcuts, then press <a class="mapping" href="">F1</a> or
<a class="command" href="">:help</a> to get this help window back.</p></div>
<div class="para"><p><span class="tag">author</span> <span class="tag">donation</span><br />
Vimperator was written by <a href="mailto:stubenschrott@gmx.net">Martin Stubenschrott</a>.
If you appreciate my work on Vimperator and want to encourage me working on it
more, you can either send me greetings, patches or make a donation:</p></div>
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<div class="para"><p>Of course as a believer in free open source software, only make a donation
if you really like Vimperator and the money doesn't hurt &#8212; otherwise just use
it, recommend it and like it :)</p></div>
<div class="para"><p><table style="border-bottom: 1px solid silver; width: 100%">
<tr style="width: 100%"><td style="width: 50%"><h2>Help&#160;topics</h2></td><td style="width: 50%">


 <a id="overview"/><span class="tag">overview</span>
</td></tr>
</table></p></div>
<div class="ilist"><ul>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/tutorial.html">Tutorial</a>: A quick-start tutorial for new users.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/starting.html">Initialization</a>: How Vimperator starts up, where it reads
  the config file&#8230;
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/browsing.html">Browsing</a>: Basic mappings and commands needed for a
  browsing session (how to open a web page or go back in history).
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/buffer.html">Buffer&#160;commands</a>: Operations on the current document
  like scrolling or copying text.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/cmdline.html">Command-line</a>: Command-line editing.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/insert.html">Insert-mode</a>: Insert-mode editing.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/options.html">Options</a>: A description of all options.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/pattern.html">Search&#160;commands</a>: Searching for text in the
  current buffer.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/tabs.html">Tabs</a>: Managing your tabbed browsing session.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/hints.html">Hints</a>: Selecting hyperlinks.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/map.html">Key&#160;mapping&#160;and&#160;abbreviations</a>: Defining new key
  mappings, abbreviations and user commands.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/eval.html">Expression&#160;evaluation</a>: Executing JavaScript.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/marks.html">Marks</a>: Using bookmarks, QuickMarks, history and local marks.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/repeat.html">Repeating&#160;commands</a>: Using macros to repeat recurring workflows.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/autocommands.html">Autocommands</a>: Automatically executing code on certain
  events.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/print.html">Print</a>: Printing pages.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/gui.html">GUI</a>: Accessing Firefox menus, dialogs and the sidebar.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/styling.html">Styling</a>: Changing the styling of content pages and Vimperator itself.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/message.html">Messages</a>: A description of messages and error messages.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/developer.html">Developer&#160;information</a>: How to write docs or
  plugins.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/various.html">Various</a>: Other help which didn't fit into any other
  category.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a href="chrome://liberator/locale/index.html">Index</a>: An index of all commands and options.
</p>
</li>
</ul></div>
<div class="para"><p>You can also jump directly to the help of a specific command with <a class="command" href="">:help o</a>
or <a class="command" href="">:help :set</a>.</p></div>
<div class="para"><p><table style="border-bottom: 1px solid silver; width: 100%">
<tr style="width: 100%"><td style="width: 50%"><h2>Features</h2></td><td style="width: 50%">


 <a id="features"/><span class="tag">features</span>
</td></tr>
</table></p></div>
<div class="ilist"><ul>
<li>
<p>
Vim-like keybindings (<a class="mapping" href="">h</a>, <a class="mapping" href="">j</a>, <a class="mapping" href="">k</a>, <a class="mapping" href="">l</a>,
  <a class="mapping" href="">gg</a>, <a class="mapping" href="">G</a>, <a class="mapping" href="">0</a>, <a class="mapping" href="">$</a>, <a class="mapping" href="">ZZ</a>, <a class="mapping" href="">&lt;C-f&gt;</a>, etc.)
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Ex commands (<a class="command" href="">:quit</a>, <a class="command" href="">:open www.foo.com</a>, &#8230;)
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Tab completion available for all commands with support for <a class="option" href="">'longest'</a> matching when set in <a class="option" href="">'wildmode'</a>
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Hit-a-hint like navigation of links (start with <a class="mapping" href="#">f</a> to follow a link)
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Advanced completion of bookmark and history URLs (searching also in title, not only URL)
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Vim-like statusline with a wget-like progress bar
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Minimal GUI (easily hide useless menubar and toolbar with <a class="command" href="#">:set guioptions=</a>)
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Ability to <a class="command" href="#">:source</a> JavaScript files, and to use a <span class="argument">~/.vimperatorrc</span> file
  with syntax highlighting if you install scripts/vimperator.vim
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Easy quick searches (<a class="command" href="">:open foo</a> will search for "foo" in google,
  <a class="command" href="">:open ebay terminator</a> will search for "terminator" on ebay)
  with support for Firefox keyword bookmarks and search engines
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Count supported for many commands (<a class="mapping" href="#">3&lt;C-o&gt;</a> will go back 3 pages)
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Beep on errors
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Marks support (<a class="mapping" href="">ma</a> to set mark a on a web page, <a class="mapping" href="">'a</a> to go there)
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
QuickMarks support (quickly go to previously marked web pages with <a class="mapping" href="#">go</a><span class="argument">{a-zA-Z0-9}</span>)
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a class="command" href="">:map</a> and <a class="command" href="">:command</a> support (and feedkeys() for script writers)
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<a class="command" href="#">:time</a> support for profiling
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Move the text cursor and select text with Vim keys and a Visual mode
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
External editor support
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Macros to replay key strokes
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
AutoCommands to execute action on certain events
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
A comprehensive help file, explaining all commands, mappings and options.
</p>
</li>
</ul></div>
<div class="para"><p><table style="border-bottom: 1px solid silver; width: 100%">
<tr style="width: 100%"><td style="width: 50%"><h2>Contact</h2></td><td style="width: 50%">


 <a id="contact"/><span class="tag">contact</span>
</td></tr>
</table></p></div>
<div class="para"><p>Please send comments/bug reports/patches to the mailing list, where I will
properly answer any questions. You can also join the #vimperator IRC channel
on irc.freenode.net or check the Wiki for frequently asked questions. Make
sure, you have read the TODO file first, as I am aware of many things which
can be improved when I find time for it or get patches.</p></div>
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